Fourth Post

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Well, that was freeing. Liberating even. I was just laying in bed, trying to get to sleep, and I was thinking about how much time I spend on this computer. Too much. I thought of how circumstance unquestionably influences my need for this computer. While I was in my DTS, I did not worry about not having been on Facebook for the day, or not checking my email in the last 6 hours. It was beautiful. In Ireland I rarely got on a computer, and if I did it was only for 30 minutes or less.

I was absolutely fine.

Why do I "need" these cyber social outlets so much?? Is it a need for community? Is it legitimate, or just an addiction? Let's be honest, it is an addiction. I won't try to justify it at all. I do have an abnormally strong craving for Facebook and as psychologically pathetic that may sound, it is true. But the reason I say that circumstance unquestionably influences this addiction is because I know that when I am tromping through the wilderness three days from now, no technology but a cell phone for emergency, I will not care about getting on Facebook or checking my Gmail. It will be me, Matt, God and our backpacks. The beauty of creation surrounding us, and the thrill of fighting black bears as they attack us from every angle. I'm terribly excited to fight and defeat a black bear. Please, Jesus.
Anyways, I got a little sidetracked with the bear fighting dreams. Think about your situation for a second. What is the real reason you get on Facebook? Is it to healthily socialize with your friends, or to live off of other people's lives like a leech? I know that far too often I scroll through the homepage, looking at all of the boring statuses, waiting for one that interests me for more than a second so that I can click on that profile and suck satisfaction from a computer screen. That's not how I'm meant to work. I was created for a reason, with a plan for my life that would be wild, great, and full of my Father in Heaven. My satisfaction does not come from Facebook activity or how many emails I get in one day! How absurd!
So get off of Facebook, go outside, and breathe in life. Take a walk, go for a jog, ride your bike, cruise with the windows open, run around in circles screaming, do something that makes you feel alive! Don't settle for less. Give your heart a reason to beat!